legal and regulatory reforms improved the business environment and already resulted in more than $1.5 billion investment in the telecom industry alone. in 2001, there was one mobile phone company with 20,000 subscribers. today there are four telecom companies with more than 16 million telephone subscribers. some offering 3g services. telecommunications networks reached 90% of the afghan population. in 2002 only 6% of afghans had access to reliable electricity. today over 30% of the population has such access. there's also been, as has been noted, considerable progress regarding democracy, governance and press freedom. constitutional democracy is steadily taken root. afghanistan constitution is arguably the most progressive in south and central asia. over the past 12 years afghanistan has had two presidential and parliamentary elections and two elections for provincial councils. 27% of the seats in parliament, one governor, three cabinet members and 120 judicial positions are currently held by women. in 2001 there was one state radio television station. today there are over 75 televisi